With changes at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), confusion about who should get what seasonal vaccines has burgeoned. That might especially be the case with patients who have comorbidities such as autoimmune conditions.
Depression Exacerbates Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis patients often suffer from depression which exacerbates disease activity and can decrease response to first-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
Target Lung Disease to Improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Survival
A recent VA study emphasized the importance of targeting comorbid lung disease to improve long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
RA Fracture Risk Affected by Glucocorticoid Treatment
How much does systemic glucocorticoid exposure increase fracture among patients with newly-diagnosed inflammatory and immune-modulated conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis.
Obesity, Weight-Loss Both Worsen RA U.S. Medicine
Obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis report greater disability in cross-sectional studies, but what that means over the long term has not been studied often.
Opioid Prescription Delays DMARD Initiation
What factors can cause delays in initiation of initial disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, or DMARD, in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?